Province’s new rules allowing sky-blocking tower in North Leaside
The provincial government’s rewrite of Toronto’s Midtown in Focus plan has left North Leaside residents potentially in the dark.
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Ontario Municipal Board
Residents hail settlement reached on Brownlow development
After nearly three years and countless hours, a settlement was finally reached for the 18 Brownlow, now known as 71 Redpath, development in the Soudan apartment neighbourhood.
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Community groups come together to oppose Lawrence Park proposal
Three community organizations are combining forces to oppose a planned development at 250 Lawrence Ave. W., which has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board.
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Despite controversies, Keewatin known as a safe, neighbourly place to live
Keewatin Avenue, in the heart of the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood, is named for the Aboriginal term for Canada’s central land mass.
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Mount Pleasant residents continue fight against Brownlow
Residents of Soudan Avenue hold a yard sale to raise funds to help hire a lawyer and fight the development plans for 18 Brownlow Avenue.
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Two-storey Rumsey Road proposal on way to OMB
A two-storey, 9.35-metre detached home proposed for 310 Rumsey Rd. is on its way to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).
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Brownlow development latest to spark OMB battle
Of particular concern to us right now is a development, called “18 Brownlow,” located on Soudan Avenue for a block between Redpath and Brownlow avenues
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OMB-approved condo leads John Fisher parents to activism
Parents are protesting a 35-storey condominium, approved by the OMB after being described as bad planning by the city. It’s to be built beside their school.
Read MoreCould province finally be about to reform OMB?
Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow believes the Ontario Municipal Board could be reformed after all.
Read MoreSunnybrook development height to be negotiated down: councillor
The developer behind the application to replace Sunnybrook Plaza with a pair of mixed-use condominium towers is eager to negotiate a final height for the project before its upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearing, Ward 26 Councillor Jon Burnside says.
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Bayview development scaled back to please locals
Part of Bayview Avenue could eventually look quite a bit different if the latest development proposal by the Brown Group
Read MoreSympathy for the developer
That’s an odd one — the proposed Bayview development reported in the Town Crier. It’s odd in that the developer appears to have revised his building design substantially enough that residents, who had vociferously opposed earlier versions of the project, were somewhat mollified. At least a partial victory for locals. Not exactly unheard of, but a pleasant surprise.
Read MoreSympathy for the developer
That’s an odd one — the proposed Bayview development reported in the Town Crier. It’s odd in that the developer appears to have revised his building design substantially enough that residents, who had vociferously opposed earlier versions of the project, were somewhat mollified.
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Chatsworth condo proposal quashed at OMB
A controversial plan for a six-storey condominium on Chatsworth Avenue, a residential street near Yonge and Lawrence, has been rejected by the OMB.
Read MoreParkhurst two-storey heading to OMB
A proposed two-storey redevelopment in the heart of Leaside is heading to the Ontario Municipal Board for exceeding the neighbourhood’s density guidelines.
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